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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 496 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1983, and 606 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1982 (556), and casualties fell from 724.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,471 collisions in Redcar and Cleveland.

Collisions in 1983
496
Down 11% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
606
Down 16% on 1982
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 1983

1.2% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1983 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious12826%
  • Slight36273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious14424%
  • Slight45475%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 496, down 11% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025108140
2024113152
2023128174
2022135189
2021134185
2020116156
2019128184
2018126172
2017138201
2016150236
2015190271
2014184275
2013197271
2012223330
2011228332
2010227330
2009217301
2008251366
2007248346
2006287418
2005285399
2004305428
2003317437
2002280383
2001305411
2000324448
1999321440
1998380538
1997417615
1996393511
1995411545
1994463614
1993413559
1992451630
1991520695
1990569741
1989559712
1988482606
1987480614
1986528681
1985550690
1984510658
1983496606
1982556724
1981507649
1980527709
1979594778

When and where crashes happen in Redcar and Cleveland in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (15%)
  • Tuesday62 (13%)
  • Wednesday70 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (14%)
  • Friday90 (18%)
  • Saturday75 (15%)
  • Sunday57 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6%)
  • February40 (8.1%)
  • March45 (9.1%)
  • April40 (8.1%)
  • May36 (7.3%)
  • June30 (6%)
  • July53 (11%)
  • August50 (10%)
  • September46 (9.3%)
  • October43 (8.7%)
  • November37 (7.5%)
  • December46 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight343 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds362 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (4.6%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry320 (65%)
  • Wet or damp165 (33%)
  • Snow7 (1.4%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph347 (70%)
  • 40 mph18 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph101 (20%)
  • 70 mph20 (4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway439 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout20 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant228 (38%)
  • Pedestrian156 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (20%)
  • Cyclist81 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1047 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 1564 (11%)
  • 16 to 20195 (32%)
  • 21 to 2577 (13%)
  • 26 to 3558 (9.6%)
  • 36 to 4550 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5535 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.5%)
  • Over 7513 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider303 (50%)
  • Pedestrian156 (26%)
  • Passenger147 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car513 (64%)
  • Motorcycle121 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Redcar and Cleveland

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Redcar and Cleveland ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 1983.

Collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
200th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 1983

The A174 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1983: 66, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1746675125
2ndA1715171011
3rdA1734059212
4thA10853035110
5thB1380303906
6thA175293407
7thA1042121512
8thB126991202
9thB126771103
10thA10534401
11thB13664501
12thB12683501
13thB14463302
14thB13751100

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1983

Eston had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 1983: 99.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1983

TS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 1983: 129.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1983, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years